WRT to this discussion: https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-6925154.html#6925154 I'm wondering whether a command sequence like the follwoing needs a sync or not : $> mkfs.ext2 /dev/mapper/foo && sync && cryptsetup luksClose foo -- MfG/Sincerely Toralf Förster pgp finger print: 7B1A 07F4 EC82 0F90 D4C2 8936 872A E508 7DB6 9DA3 _______________________________________________ dm-crypt mailing list dm-crypt@xxxxxxxx http://www.saout.de/mailman/listinfo/dm-crypt